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‘Players wanting to leave Man Utd is nothing new’ – Giggs not surprised by Lukaku exit

Ryan Giggs claims players wanting to leave Manchester United is “nothing new”, with Romelu Lukaku allowed to link up with Inter as he no longer figured prominently in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s plans.

The Red Devils sanctioned the €80 million (£74m/$90m) sale of a Belgium international striker on transfer deadline day.

An agreement with Serie A giants Inter brought a long-running saga to a close, with Lukaku having made it clear that he wanted a new challenge.

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United were happy to bow to those wishes as it had become apparent that they would be favouring other options in the 2019-20 campaign.